RE: [ihc] COE 4x4 Loadstars

To: "Ted Borck" <tborck@xxxxxxxxx>, "Ryan Moore" <baradium@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [ihc] COE 4x4 Loadstars
From: "John M. Adams" <jma@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 19:18:13 -0700
Cc: "Joel Furtek" <heelsroll@xxxxxxx>, "Rocky Lear" <rockylear@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <ihc-digest@xxxxxxxxxx>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ted Borck [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 8:07 AM
> To: Ryan Moore
> Cc: John M. Adams; Joel Furtek; Rocky Lear; [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [ihc] COE 4x4 Loadstars
> 
> Ryan:
> 
> The problem with a too heavy duty drive train, i.e. heavy axles, wheels, 
> etc, is Unsprung Weight.
> 
> If your chassis is riding on too much unsprung weight relative to the 
> overall weight of your vehicle, it makes your vehicle ride like a 
> Conestoga wagon.
> 
> http://www.endoftheoregontrail.org/wagons.html
> 
> -- 
> Ted Borck	[email protected]

Now *that* is a cab forward vehicle (though not CO uh, "E").

Thanks for the cool diagram, Ted.

John A.

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